Dushanbe, August 19, 2026 — The Europe Today: President of Tajikistan and Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the Council on the Development of the Digital Economy under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Members of the Council, along with heads and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies, attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed priority areas and measures for implementing the Medium-Term Programme for the Development of the Digital Economy in Tajikistan for 2026–2030. The participants also considered a proposal on the “Full Digitalisation of Public Services and Integration of Data Repositories.”
President Rahmon, who chairs the Council, said its establishment represented a logical continuation of the government’s policy aimed at modernising the national economy, improving public administration and expanding the use of digital technologies.
He noted that the declaration of 2025–2030 as the “Years of Development of the Digital Economy and Innovation,” together with the adoption of the Medium-Term Programme for the Development of the Digital Economy for 2026–2030, had created the necessary foundation for advancing digital transformation.
The President stressed that digitalisation should primarily improve people’s quality of life, save citizens’ and entrepreneurs’ time, reduce unnecessary costs, enhance transparency in governance and strengthen the competitiveness of the national economy.
He noted that although information systems and electronic services had been introduced in the country, challenges remained, including the separate operation of systems, repeated requests for information, paper-based procedures and uncertainty over the outcomes of some projects.
In this regard, the integration of systems, protection of personal data, cybersecurity, transparency of expenditures and adherence to the “once-only” principle of providing information were identified as key priorities.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Chairperson of the Council Hokim Kholiqzoda presented a report on priority areas and measures for implementing the Medium-Term Programme for the Development of the Digital Economy.
Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management Sulton Rahimzoda briefed the meeting on attracting investment and financing mechanisms for digital projects, while Minister of Education and Science Rahim Saidзода reported on human-resource development and measures to improve digital literacy among the population.
Director of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies Khurshed Mirzo presented proposals concerning the full digitalisation of public services and integration of data repositories.
During the discussions, it was emphasised that every digitalisation initiative should be linked to a specific outcome, implementation deadline, source of financing and clearly defined responsibility of officials. Annual targets and final results for 2027–2030 are to be established, while duplication of initiatives and unjustified financing of projects should be avoided.
President Rahmon identified four fundamental principles for digital transformation: achieving tangible results for people and the economy, establishing a unified digital government structure, applying the principle of providing information only once, and ensuring equal access to public services for all citizens.
Priority areas for the development of the digital economy were identified as establishing a unified system for managing digitalisation processes; developing digital infrastructure; creating a national data system and integrating state registries; fully digitising public services; digitalising the real economy and social sectors; developing human capital, digital entrepreneurship and innovation; attracting investment; using artificial intelligence; and ensuring cybersecurity.
Central and local executive authorities were instructed to appoint technical officials responsible for coordinating and advancing digital systems and to maintain close cooperation with the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies.
Government agencies providing public services were instructed to take immediate measures to integrate their services into a unified portal and provide them fully in electronic form. Before any service is digitised, its procedures should be simplified and unnecessary requirements, duplicate documents and unjustified referrals to multiple agencies eliminated.
The Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies, together with the Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries and agencies, was tasked with preparing a phased plan for fully digitising priority public services.
The Communications Service and relevant authorities were instructed to ensure the full and timely implementation of the national communications development plan, with particular attention to improving the quality and coverage of internet services, especially in remote areas.
The Customs Service was instructed to work with the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies, the Ministry of Finance, the Tax Committee and other relevant bodies to develop and implement a roadmap for transitioning to fully paperless procedures.
The ministries responsible for economic development and trade and finance, the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management, the National Bank and the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies were tasked with submitting proposals to attract private investment and promote digital entrepreneurship.
The President stressed that state support should be transparent, competitive and results-oriented, while creating greater opportunities for domestic companies and the introduction of innovative products.
The Ministry of Education and Science was instructed, together with the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment, the relevant committee on primary and secondary vocational education, educational institutions and the private sector, to align training and retraining programmes with the actual requirements of the labour market. Measures to improve the population’s digital literacy should also be strengthened.
The Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies, together with relevant authorities, was tasked with preparing proposals on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the national economy and strengthening cybersecurity.
The Government was instructed to assess the performance of heads of ministries and agencies based on digitalisation outcomes. The President stressed that officials would bear personal responsibility for system integration, data quality, simplification of services, efficient use of funds and tangible results of digital projects.
Concluding the meeting, President Rahmon stressed that the Council should serve as a platform for making strategic decisions, removing inter-agency barriers and ensuring strict oversight of results.
